Drunk driving has claimed another life in South Carolina. The driver of a car that killed a state Department of Transportation worker on I-20 in Lexington County has been charged with DUI and leaving the scene of an accident. There were 357 motor vehicle fatalities in South Carolina linked to…
The No. 1 safety fear of drivers age 50 and older is not being able to see clearly at night. That’s according to the study “Enhancing Safety and Comfort For Mature Drivers” by The Hartford and the MIT Age Lab. Twenty-four percent of those surveyed said night vision was their…
One tragedy can lead to another, as shown by a car crash on I-20 that took the life of a 21-year-old Winthrop University student. The fatal collision was part of a chain reaction that occurred as vehicles backed up on the interstate while authorities pulled another car from the Wateree…
One out of every 126 cars in South Carolina will crash into a deer this year, according to State Farm Insurance, which has issued a “deer alert” to Palmetto State motorists. South Carolina ranks 18th in the country for overall likelihood of striking a deer. A recent case in point:…
Not all automobile crashes involve one vehicle running into another. Sometimes a vehicle crashes into someone’s home or store – and in South Carolina it is happening more frequently. In the past year, at least 14 vehicles have smashed into residences or businesses in the greater Charleston area alone. A…
South Carolina military veterans can now get a special “VETERAN” designation on their driver licenses and permits. The state Department of Motor Vehicles launched the new program in September. According to a department press release: “The Governor and the Legislature joined forces to acknowledge the service of our veterans,” said…
The sheriff of Lexington County recently asked bar owners to help deter drunken driving by not serving intoxicated customers. “I’m letting them know they have a part to play in this,” Sheriff James Metts was quoted in The State as saying. Metts said officers will increase patrols in areas around…
In a new test from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety mimicking a common crash condition overlooked by many car makers and safety experts less than 30 percent of the tested cars earned good or acceptable ratings. The new test is called the “small overlap frontal crash test.” It is…
When a person is in a traumatic car accident, every minute counts. The sooner they can be put into the hands of a trained medical team, the higher their chance is of survival. This time after the traumatic event is referred to in the medical community as the “golden hour”,…
According to information gathered by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), in recent years South Carolina has proved itself to be the deadliest state for accidents involving drunk drivers in the United States. Just before the 4th of July holidays (one of the deadliest times of year for all drivers), Congress…